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LOT 0294
Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Pectoral Collar
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
13 5/8 in. (638 grams, 34.5 cm).
Broad sheet-bronze halter-shaped collar with dentilled outer edge, in two offset overlapped layers; bands of repoussé domed pellets to the outer and inner edges, rectangular cells to accept glass or organic inserts, two clusters of circular cells surrounding rectangular ones; the surface with dense hatching and reserved tendril and leaf motifs; attachment loops to reverse.
Provenance
German art market.
European private collection, 1970s-early 2000s.
Acquired from the above; thence by descent.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12282-221445.
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LOT 0294
Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Pectoral Collar
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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